- Date
- December 2, 1982, 15:42 local (20:42 UTC)
- Place
- Marstons Mills, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1433QCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821202061729A
- Case key
- 71598
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was observed to climb at a steep angle to 150-200 ft & then enter a spin. The owner/plt had just finished installing stall fences as part of a stol kit that he was in the process of completing. Examination of the acft showed a partial installation of the stol kit which includes leading edge cuffs, stall fences, aileron seals & wing tips. According to the FBO the cuffs were installed on the day of the accident. The stall warining transmitter & air vents hadnot been installed. Approximately 80 pounds of tools, clothing, bed & camping equipment were found in the baggage area. During eng tear-down the drain oil was found dirty & felt gritty. The oil screen & housing contained metal flakes, carbon & sand particles, & lint. The camshaft & crankshaft journals showed evidence of scratches & score marks. The #4 piston had a broken oil ring, approximately 1/5 of it was missing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1433Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072733
- Airframe hours
- 4,056
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald C. Armeson
- Registered owner
- Ronald C. Armeson
- Departed
- Marstons Mills, MA
- Destination
- Hyannis, MA
- Airport
- Cape Cod, runway 9, 2,580 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,190 total · 1,025 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.